Joshigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Joshigaon is a village situated in Lanja taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 159 families residing in the village Joshigaon. The total population of Joshigaon is 703 out of which 317 are males and 386 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Joshigaon is 1,218.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Joshigaon village is 88 which is 13% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Joshigaon is 796 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,218) of Joshigaon village.

Population
703
Families
159
Literacy
72.03%
Sex Ratio
1,218

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Joshigaon is 72%. Thus Joshigaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 86.94% and the female literacy rate is 60.52% in Joshigaon village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Joshigaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Joshigaon Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Joshigaon village.

Total Male Female
Children 88 49 39
Literacy 72.03% 86.94% 60.52%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 260 84 176

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Joshigaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Joshigaon village out of total population, 364 were engaged in work activities. 98.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 364 workers engaged in Main Work, 289 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 358 153 205
Cultivators 289 110 179
Agriculture Labourer 37 20 17
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 29 22 7
Marginal Workers 6 1 5
Non Working 339 163 176

Nearby Villages to Joshigaon,

Below are the list of villages near Joshigaon village in Lanja.

Village Population
Punas 1,334
Agave 1,017
Gautamgaon 343
Upale 1,048
Kurne 832
Virgaon 502
Pateregaon 404
Devdhe 1,293
Veral 1,005
Buddhawadi Tarf Devdhe 464

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